In the Jiangnan Hall, it was already night, and Tang Yin was still drinking with more than a dozen people from Jiangnan.

After the exam, this has almost become a must-have program for him every day.

Just when he was drunk happily and was about to splash ink on the spot, Xu Jing hurriedly came in, and after greeting the people present, he called Tang Yin to the backyard of the hall.

"Bohu, you take a sip of hangover tea first, something happens. said that it was the official in the court, who impeached you and me, said that you and I were involved in the question of Bachelor Cheng, and said that we were talking about the exam questions outside in advance......"

Xu Jing is wealthy, he is Tang Yin's financier, and his news channels are obviously very smooth.

Tang Yin was full of excitement, poured the hangover tea handed over by the servant to the ground, and said, "This wine is nothing. Who's out there spreading rumors? ”

Xu Jing turned his head and glanced in the direction of the banquet hall of the Jiangnan Guild Hall, his eyes seemed to say, usually this group of people call you brothers, if someone maliciously slanders you, who else can there be besides these people?

"That's nonsense."

Tang Yin thought to himself, who am I trying to provoke?

Is it because I have learned well and often behave in front of others, that others will slander me for participating in the problem?

Xu Jing was also a little anxious and said: "Now this matter has just been reported, and it is not clear how it will be, but if it is fermented, maybe the inner curtain of the Gongyuan will be thoroughly investigated." I also heard bad news that it was because we had visited the Bachelor of Procedure......"

"What about visiting? After arriving in Beijing, there were more people to visit, could it be that everyone was involved in the topic? Tang Yin was furious.

Xu Jingzhi said: "It may also be that I gave the people of Cheng Mansion gold at that time." ”

"What did you say?" Tang Yin frowned.

Xu Jing sighed: "At that time, so many people went to pay respects, thinking that everyone could see it? Isn't it because I gave the gold that I went in early? If others use this to attack, I'm afraid it won't be clear. ”

"If others don't know, don't say anything about it."

Of course, Tang Yin was afraid that this matter would be known to outsiders.

If Cheng Minzheng is involved in the issue, Cheng Minzheng is the initiator, and there must be participants.

Always find the purpose of Cheng Minzheng's question, in addition to favors, Cheng Minzheng is most likely to be the person who sent him money to leak the question, so whoever gives more money will be easily attacked.

Xu Jing falls into this category.

Let your Xu family have a big business, and you can also "raise" a Tang Bohu as your doorman, the two of you are so swaggering through the streets and alleys in front of the capital, who will you not shoot at you?

"It is said that Zhang Bingkuan is also involved in this case." Xu Jing reminded.

After Tang Yin listened, the anger in his heart suddenly eased a little, and his mood was much better.

Hey!

Compare you to me!

Let me be your junior brother?

Now no one is better than the other, let's plant together, right?

If there are more flamboyant people than the two of them, except for Zhang Zhou, there seems to be no one.

It's really a shot at the head, and the three major monsters in Jiangnan have been wiped out.

"He also visits the Bachelor of Process?" Tang Yin frowned.

He didn't think that Zhang Zhou would be involved in the issue, but he wondered why Zhang Zhou had gained fame and fortune and could still be attacked.

Xu Jing shook his head: "I haven't heard of him going, so I don't know why." Bohu, don't go anywhere these days, just wait for news in the residence, I will try my best to go out to inquire, if there is a relationship to dredge, you don't have to worry. ”

Tang Yin looked arrogant: "Those who are clean are self-purifying, and the court can't distinguish between right and wrong, right?" ”

Xu Jing sighed and didn't explain too much to Tang Yin.

With Xu Jing's net worth status, he still knows some things in the court, and some things are just unreasonable.

The more you are in a high position, the more likely this situation is to occur.

Xu Jing was embarrassed to attack Tang Yin's "political idealism", which could be regarded as helping Tang Yin keep the last righteous heart in his heart.

……

……

Qianqing Palace.

In the bright lights, Liu Jian, Xie Qian, and Xu Qiong stood there, and the emperor didn't let anyone prepare chairs for them, probably just a few words with them, explain the matter, and let them go.

I didn't plan to talk about it at night.

“…… Three, this is the Hu Branch to the matter of Zhonghua Chang, the impeachment of Cheng Minzheng for participating in the issue, and the performance of several people involved in this case, involving rumors, you can circulate it first. ”

The emperor first played Hua Chang's performance, let Dai Yi take it down, and showed it to the three of them.

Liu Jian and Xie Qian had already seen Guan Bai, so they just glanced at it briefly, only Xu Qiong looked at it seriously for a long time, but the lights were dim, and he was still a little presbyopia, so he couldn't see the whole picture.

Zhu Youzhu said: "I will mention this matter in the morning of tomorrow. Involving Cheng Minzheng, Tang Yin and Xu Jing, I will strictly investigate the Dongchang and Jinyi Guard, but it only involves Bingkuan...... Zhang Zhou's part, I think it can end here. ”

"Your Majesty......"

Liu Jian couldn't help but come out to interrupt Zhu Youji.

was also impeached, why should the other three continue to investigate, and Zhang Zhou can stay out of the matter?

"Elder Liu Ge, don't interrupt first." Zhu Youzhu raised his hand and said, "I know your worries, and you should be impeached equally, but according to the current investigation of the East Factory, after Xu Jing and Tang Yin arrived in Beijing, they did visit Cheng Minzheng, but Zhang Zhou did not. ”

Xie Qian smiled secretly in his heart when he heard this, but he came out and questioned: "Your Majesty, if you haven't seen it, it may not be known to outsiders. ”

As soon as Zhu Youzhu raised his left hand, Xiao Jing, who was standing on his left hand, said: "Xie Ge is too worried, what did Mr. Zhang do after entering Beijing, I think you all know very well, since he entered Beijing, Jinyiwei sent a hundred households Sun Shangqi and others, who have been following him, he has been in Beijing for several months, and his behavior is known to Jinyiwei, and he has indeed never had a formal meeting with Master Cheng." ”

Xie Qian's face was embarrassed.

Boy.

Kicked to the steel plate.

To be precise, it should have been Hua Chang who kicked the steel plate.

As Xu Qiong said when he entered the palace, you said that you Hua Chang participated in the impeachment of the question, and you had to involve Zhang Zhou, your fearless spirit is worth advocating, but you are afraid that you don't know how much Your Majesty trusts the people around you, right?

The pair of living treasures of the Zhang family made the court uneasy, and later the officials deliberately avoided those two goods when they said things.

Now it is obvious that the emperor's trust in Zhang Zhou is far greater than that of the Zhang brothers, you Huachang still dare to participate, you hit the south wall and don't know how to turn back.

Xu Qiong came forward and said: "Your Majesty, since the matter is settled now, this case should not be involved anymore, and it should be stopped in time." ”

Xu Qiong came out to speak for Cheng Minzheng and Zhang Zhou and others.

Even the emperor was willing to come out to testify, saying that Zhang Zhou did not see Cheng Minzheng, so Hua Chang's impeachment could be ignored directly, and Hua Chang was even arrested and questioned to see who was behind the scenes.

Zhu Youzhu said: "Now that the scholars are talking about it, if there is no explanation, it is naturally impossible." ”

Originally, Liu Jian also planned to come out and propose to the emperor that he must give the world an explanation.

After listening to the emperor's words, they breathed a sigh of relief.

It seems that the emperor still cares about public opinion.

But this kind of concern is obviously not to sort out the merits, but to affirm that this matter has nothing to do with Zhang Zhou, and pave the way for Zhang Zhou to enter the court as an official in the future.

It is said that the emperor is familiar with the routines of ministers, so why are those of them who are ministers not familiar with the emperor's routines?

Zhu Youzhu continued: "You may not know that after Bingkuan arrived in Beijing, I intended to let Cheng Minzheng cultivate his knowledge and prepare for his examination, so he clearly told me that this person may be too close to the folk scholars, or he will provoke some unwarranted criticism, and for this reason, he does not want to have any dealings with Cheng Minzheng before entering the court. ”

Liu Jian, Xie Qian, and Xu Qiong all gasped.

What a person this is.

How can you have such an outstanding insight when you first entered Beijing?

It's a prophecy.

The emperor should not deliberately make up a story to deceive them in this kind of matter, if it is really as the emperor said, Zhang Zhou has no contact with Cheng Minzheng and has not participated in the topic, it is almost a foregone conclusion, and there is no need to say more.

"At the beginning of the year, Bingkuan measured a few hexagrams for me, in addition to the Northwest Tatar invasion, as well as the ground movement in Shaanxi and Ningxia, as well as the ground movement of Jianchangwei, and then there were rumors about this test or involving the question."

In order to persuade the three of them first, Zhu Youzhi helped himself speak during the court meeting in the coming day, and was obviously not satisfied with only telling them a little secret.

"I also thought about not letting Cheng Minzheng preside over this Spring Festival, but I felt that Cheng Minzheng should not fall into the same pit twice, and it was I who insisted on letting him take the exam. I never thought that it would cause a big uproar among the sergeants in the court, because I was too stubborn. ”

Xu Qiong arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty doesn't have to blame yourself, right and wrong should be judged by yourself." ”

"Public opinion? Does it still make sense? ”

Zhu Youzhu said coldly, "Just recently, someone has mentioned it in the last play, saying that I favor the traitor and listen to the words of the Fang Shi in vain, although it is not explicitly mentioned that it is related to Bingkuan, but I can't understand this?" I might as well tell you that after the end of the examination, I have asked Dongchang to pass the decree to the inner curtain and removed Cheng Minzheng's authority to read the papers. In other words, there is only one examiner in this examination, and that is Scholar Li. ”

"This ......"

Xie Qian was actually ready to discuss with the emperor whether to listen to Fang Shi's words or not.

But after listening to the emperor's words, he only opened his mouth, and suddenly became dumbfounded, as if the abdominal manuscript in his chest was shocked back by the emperor's words, and he forgot all about it.

Your Majesty!

Can you really do it, you were so stubborn before you let a person who could be involved in rumors of the question be the main examiner before the main exam was scheduled, but he was able to correct his mistakes in time and turn back, and when the exam ended and he didn't start grading, he secretly gave Cheng Minzheng's examiner down?

What kind of mystery is this?

"So you see, Hua Chang's accusation of secretly colluding with the examinees is still necessary to be discussed?"

Zhu Youzhu is also very tough.

I listened to Zhang Zhou's words, and I made preparations in advance, which is equivalent to blocking your mouth in advance.

Liu Jian was serious, and he said: "Your Majesty, if this matter is known to the scholars, it will definitely deepen the suspicion of Cheng Minzheng, a scholar from Hanlin, and the topic of the Han Dynasty mostly involves the private teaching and acceptance of the matter in advance. ”

Liu Jian also made it clear.

We know that Your Majesty has made preparations, and you still want to block the mouths of the people.

But the problem is, even you yourself are on guard against Cheng Minzheng's involvement in the question, doesn't that mean that the court is suspicious?

Those scholars are notoriously daring to speak and make trouble, and let them grasp the loopholes in the court's explanation of this matter, they can't make a big fuss, they can simply play with their lives.

"So I said, whether Cheng Minzheng, Tang Yin, and Xu Jing are really involved in the issue will be investigated again, and Zhang Bingkuan can get out of the matter, are the three of them still suspicious of Bingkuan?"

The emperor was also annoyed.

Are you deaf?

Do I believe in Cheng Minzheng? If he had been biased, he would not have been dismissed as soon as the trial was over.

Cheng Min wants to take responsibility for his misconduct, as for Xu Jing and Tang Yin, they will also be handed over to the law department to investigate, only Zhang Zhou, that's what I care about, I said so much before, I am talking to you?

Do you listen to questions and don't listen to the point?

Liu Jian said: "The matter has started, so do you want to explain clearly what Your Majesty said to the ministers and other subjects in the world?" ”

Now Liu Jian wants the emperor to make a statement.

You tell us, we won't just give you publicity.

But if you really want to clear your disgust for Zhang Zhou, and don't explain what you said before to the world, others won't believe it.

But you're going to talk about it...... Your Majesty, the way you get along with Zhang Zhou will let the subjects of the world know that Your Majesty is so partial to a person who likes to talk about the will of heaven, and others will attack Zhang Zhou more.

I'm afraid this is against Your Majesty's original intention of paving the way for Zhang Zhou's entry, right?

Zhu Youzhu said: "I plan to go to court tomorrow morning, let Bingkuan enter the palace, and confront Hua Chang face to face." ”

As soon as these words came out, the three of them were silent.

This kind of thing has been debated since ancient times, and it is also a good strategy to let the parties confront each other in case of a major event.

But here's the problem...... Zhang Zhou is not a courtier, so it wouldn't be good to let Zhang Zhou debate with Hua Chang and let the monarch and ministers listen, right? Isn't it good to let Zhang Zhou and Hua Chang go to the court of the Criminal Department and Dali Temple to confront each other?

"Three Qing families, my original intention was to calm the discussion of the scholars, if this is not tolerated by you, then there is no need for me to discuss again."

The emperor was also ruthless.

Discuss with you, give you face like this, and you have to be cheeky against it, then don't blame me for tearing your face directly.

You don't support me, so why do you think that the ministers in the court will be on my side?

Or I decided the case myself, which is much more effective than public opinion.

Liu Jian said: "Your Majesty, the merits are determined by the court, and it is okay." However, please Your Majesty will not allow the ministers to preset their positions, and allow the ministers to question Zhang Zhou. ”

Zhu Youzhu nodded.

He understood what Liu Jian meant that Liu Jian didn't want to be completely on Zhang Zhou's side until the matter was judged.

Can Zhang Zhou's suspicion be cleared...... It's not Your Majesty that you and we decide, but Zhang Zhou's own performance in the court.

This is to let Zhang Zhou go to the "tongue war group of Confucianism".

"Yes." Zhu Youzhu said, "But please also keep your secrets for today's affairs." Tomorrow, if the court can't convict Binglenient, he should be given justice. ”

The emperor was told to the trio.

Don't try to acquit Zhang Zhou.

Let Zhang Zhou prove that he has not had any contact with Cheng Minzheng in the past few months, or even correspondence and other people's messages, this can't be done at all, can Zhang Zhou be able to tell his whereabouts at every moment after arriving in Beijing clearly, and there are still human and material evidence?

I know very well the little ninety-nine in your heart.

As long as you can't prove his guilt, then tomorrow you have to clear his name, and you can't talk about it again.

(End of chapter)